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authentication password

Asked by nikhil16

sir few min ago i have installed ubuntu but now i am having too many problems with it , the 1st is it is asking authentication password which i never entered when installing ubuntu and i am unable to make any changes on my notebook dell 5010 plz help me to find out the solution

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You set the password when you first installed when you set your username, the sudo password is the same as that. To reset your password, boot to root recovery mode and run:

passwd foo

replace foo with your username you set. E.g:

passwd andy

You can now set a password which you now know, you can reboot by running:

reboot

then login as expected.

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nikhil16 (nikhilove16) said : 		#2

i am not yalking about login password but the password the system is asking me when i am trying to make some changes such as adding new user in wireless connection setup etc. plz give me ans in detail cz i am new with this os

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

It's the same. Any authentication you need is done by the password you set when you setup your first user. Any user in the admin group can also use sudo and gksudo to get elevated access. There is only one password you need.

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nikhil16 (nikhilove16) said : 		#4

thanx sir i think its working now let me try, 1 more from whrer i will get softwares for this os as in india windows 7 is mostly used and i just have formatted it cz of ubuntu amazing graphics

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nikhil16 (nikhilove16) said : 		#5

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Ubuntu amazing graphics, the games use OpenGL if applicable so they will appear similar...

To install software, use software centre and you can install a whole slew of packages from full sql servers to text editors and everything in between, just open it up and search away

The fact that Win7 being mostly used is of no consequence.